A prairie sunrise creates a calming effect in the viewer.
Sunrises can be exhilarating and uplifting scenes to paint. In a prairie sunrise it may be useful to make the sun itself as a focal point, so it can encompass up to half the width of the canvas. You can use an array of colors in the painting for the rising sun and the sky, including different shades of yellows and reds. Regardless of the sunrise scene you portray, a feeling of tranquility will surely remain with the viewer.
Instructions
1. Moisten both paintbrushes with clean water.
2. Dip the small paintbrush in green paint and draw an uneven line across the canvas, approximately 3 inches from the bottom. This is the horizon in the painting. Rinse the paintbrush with water.
3. Dip the small paintbrush in red paint and sketch a small semi-circle in the middle of the canvas, at least 2 inches wide, starting on the left side of the horizon line and ending on the right side. Rinse the paintbrush with water.
4. Plunge the fan brush in orange paint and brush the entire canvas above the horizon line with orange paint. Rinse the paintbrush with water.
5. Sketch streaks of yellow paint into the orange paint with the fan brush. Rinse the paintbrush.
6. Paint streaks of red into the orange paint with the fan brush. Rinse the paintbrush.
7. Dip the fan brush in plain water and brush over entire sky, mixing the colors together. Rinse the paintbrush.
8. Sketch tall weeds of grass with the fan brush dipped in light brown paint. Use an up and down motion below and also slightly above horizon line. Rinse the paintbrush.
9. Dip the small brush in darker brown paint and make some vertical lines throughout the grass. This will create a few individual blades of grass.
